An intensive professional development training course on
Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation
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Why Choose Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation Training Course?
This Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course is designed for managers who want to encourage more creativity and innovation in their own teams, colleagues and organizations. The training course gives delegates a practical understanding of innovation management theories, and the principles of design thinking, so they can contribute to the analysis, planning and building of new products and services And, they will learn the methods to help their teams to explore; greater levels of personal curiosity, networking, teamwork, collaborative working, risk - and the use of agile methods to improve project working. Together, promoting the attitudes and work habits needed in any organization that seeks more creative working, change and innovation.
This Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course will highlight:
- The challenge of change – understanding why organizations need to innovate
- The principles of design thinking, and the use of critical thinking, to discover problems
- Innovation strategy, planning tools and developing the business canvas
- Encouraging creative practice, debates, conflicts, risks and failing fast
- Open innovation – maximizing valuable relationships to deliver new initiatives
- Managing self and others – avoiding procrastination and promoting productivity
- Practical steps and take-aways – leading conversations to start innovating
What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Add to the organizational debates of changes and innovation
- Prepare business models and outline plans for new business initiatives
- Encourage objectivity, creative thinking and collaborative working practices
- Use management methods that promote open debates and generate ideas
- Promote lean and agile work habits, that delivers innovation results faster
Who is this Training Course for?
This Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course is designed broadly for a range of talented managers across the organization who are expected to be involved in new products, services and processes and who are being tasked to drive change and new ways of working..
This Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Managers tasked with driving new products, services and processes
- Commercial, technical (it) or operational areas involved in change projects
- Professionals advising on innovation projects (e.g., lawyers, accountants, HR)
- General managers involved in business development, sales and customer service
- Managers promoting change and wanting to build more creativity in their teams
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course is designed for active and motivated managers who are willing to contribute to business conversation. In a confidential and professional setting, where debate is encouraged and respected, they are expected to bring their own thoughts to the discussions on challenges and opportunities we face. Those that contribute and engage fully in material and team exercises will gain the most.
The Course Content
Day One: The Innovation Challenge – Leading in Times of Uncertainty
- Why Innovation? Organizational Change And Leadership in Context
- Understanding Innovation Horizons, Oceans and Funnels
- Sensing And Responding to Trends and Changes In Our Environment
- Classic Environmental Scanning Tools and Methods of Analysis
- Traditional R&D And Product Life Cycles
Day Two: The Business Challenge – Moving Away From Comfort
- Systems Thinking +Thinking Fast and Slow + Design Thinking
- The Business Case Essentials – Corporate Intrapreneurship
- Developing and Challenging The Business Model
- Lean Strategy and Agile Methods
- Building, Testing, Learning And Failing Fast
Day Three: The Creative Challenge – Encouraging Risk And New Ideas
- The Creative Process: Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
- Creative Teams, Creative Culture – And Creative Conflicts
- Ways to Encourage More Creative Work and Better Meetings
- Encouraging The Deep Work and Avoiding Procrastination and Bureaucracy
- Open Innovation – Using Alliances, Networks, Suppliers And Partners To Innovate
Day Four: The Leadership Challenge – Developing Talent and Delivering Results
- Understanding Personality and Our Style of Leadership
- The Leader as Servant – Being Adaptive and Authentic
- The Art of Persuasion – Selling Your Ideas
- Talent Management – Recruiting The Team and Raising Competencies
- Improving Performance and Attitudes – The Use of Coaching and Feedback
Day Five: The Productive Challenge – Taking The Next Steps
- Incremental Gains: Making Small Changes That Make A Big Difference
- Project Management – Balancing Risks and Innovation Measures
- Learning From Successful Organizations
- From Good Organization To Great Organization
- Your Innovation Leadership and Direction
The Certificate
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the course
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